49th Annual RBMS Preconference

June 24-27, 2008
Los Angeles, California

Registration for the 2008 RBMS Preconference has reached capacity, but it is possible to register to get your name on a wait list. To be added to the wait list, please call 800-545-2433 and press option #5. All workshops and tours are also fully booked. We look forward to an informative and thought-provoking week!

The Preconference will explore the role of special collections in an increasingly digital world, focusing on questions that both excite and vex special collections librarians and archivists. Five plenary sessions will address aspects of special collections in the digital environment, including intellectual property issues, the use of digitized holdings in the classroom, and mass digitization of rare book collections. The final plenary session will be a wrap-up of the entire conference.

25,000 worshipers at Hollywood Bowl Easter services Los Angeles, California, 1947
Changing Times: Los Angeles in Photographs, 1920-1990
UCLA Library Department of Special Collections

In addition to the plenary sessions, there will be eight seminars on topics such as cataloging rare books, digitizing photographs, collecting materials documenting under-represented groups, and blogs. Two full-day workshops on the newest trends in cataloging rare books and cultural works found in libraries, archives, and museums, will be held on Tuesday, June 24th. In addition, on the same day, the Southern California chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) will host a booksellers' showcase from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the registration area. .

A highlight of the Preconference will be a full day at the Getty Center.

The Preconference will be based at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles.

Check this website frequently for more information to come.